My Name is Claude

My Name is Claude

"He makes music. (...) He's not completely of this world. But he's about to conquer it”

–Peter Richter, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

NEW RELEASES

One. Two. Three.

ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK

Dream Boat was a dream project. As a musician, to enter the deep and touching universe of director Tristan Ferland Milewski was to enter a world of consummate inspiration. Through this album I have unified everything I have ever done; piano, orchestra, electronic and techno are present here. All I know and all I love could be explored and utilised in the making of this soundtrack, forming a bridge between my past work to the two new works that immediately follow. The tracks are presented in chronological order as they occur in the film, allowing us to “see” the movie in our heads as we listen.

YOU CANNOT ENTER THE DISCO

My new album is called “you cannot enter the disco”. It is an electronic/dance album that seems at first view very “pop”. But as I do in my art, my approach is very existentialistic, so this work is more complex than its form seems to be :-) "You Cannot Enter The Disco" is an album about the feeling of “not fitting” in the world. It is also an invitation to not try to fit but instead to turn towards community of people that are like you. The album tells a non-linear story of a form of enlightenment. From a song called “Down the Road”, which is about a place where a so-called lower part of society goes to sadly dance together, until the last title “Give Me The Eyes” which is about deep understanding of what is beneath the real concept of being. In between those 2 titles there is a whole journey.

Dream Boat

a 90 minute documentary by acclaimed director Tristan Ferland Milewski with original score composed, performed and produced by My Name is Claude. Nominated for Best Music prize at Munich's DOK.fest. In cinemas now.

Dream Boat

a 90 minute documentary by acclaimed director Tristan Ferland Milewski with original score composed, performed and produced by My Name is Claude. Nominated for Best Music prize at Munich's DOK.fest. In cinemas now.

One week on a cruise ship, with parties, fun and new friendships. The all-gay clientele on board are preoccupied with topics such as identity, the body beautiful and the search for sex.

Every evening is dedicated to a new theme, challenging the passengers to ever more extravagant, body-hugging outfits. In the cabins however, the talk is more than skin deep as the men open up about their private lives.

Marek, a young Polish man just wants to be accepted and loved as a human being and not just because of his taut body. Dipankar from India has just recently come out; he and Palestinian Ramzi are revelling in the kind of freedom they can only dream about in their homophobic societies back home. Martin is HIV positive and ponders hedonistic ways, while Philippe from France observes the proceedings on board serenely from his wheelchair.

In his feature film debut director Tristan Ferland Milewski succeeds in providing a look behind the scenes of an ostensibly superficial world. His humorous approach helps him create a genuine bond with the protagonists who talk openly about gay desires, free love and good old-fashioned monogamy.

ROADS

Post-Science of Doubt, and before moving to a country idyll to write a book and begin to build his paradise, My Name is Claude produced half a dozen tracks in his home studio in Berlin Mitte.

A taste below…

Photograph by Kristian Schuller

ROADS

Post-Science of Doubt, and before moving to a country idyll to write a book and begin to build his paradise, My Name is Claude produced half a dozen tracks in his home studio in Berlin Mitte.

A taste below…

Photograph by Kristian Schuller

Science of Doubt

Science of Doubt is the album of an intimate and disarming concert series of the same name. Science of Doubt questions love, loss and solitude and examines the troubled relationship between mankind and knowledge. Presented for more than two years in France and Germany, Science of Doubt was performed in such venues including Centre Georges Pompidou, La Gâité Lyrique, le Carmen and the St Elisabeth Kirche in Berlin. Director Tristand Ferland Milewski captures in his documentary film the concert in its final form, below.

Science of Doubt

Science of Doubt is the album of an intimate and disarming concert series of the same name. Science of Doubt questions love, loss and solitude and examines the troubled relationship between mankind and knowledge. Presented for more than two years in France and Germany, Science of Doubt was performed in such venues including Centre Georges Pompidou, La Gâité Lyrique, le Carmen and the St Elisabeth Kirche in Berlin. Director Tristand Ferland Milewski captures in his documentary film the concert in its final form, below.

"With 'Science of Doubt' I tried to decompose rhythm and work on my music outside of any form of ''beat regulation''. With my latest songs, I re-integrate music pulsation and make research on beat. I try to use percussions in the most atemporal way possible an avoid ''electronic and techno'' clichés - even though I love these genres on a personal level!"

– Claude Ferland Milewski

CENTRE POMPIDOULA GAITÉ LYRIQUEST. ELISABETH KIRCHELE CARMEN.HBC

DISCOGRAPHY

DISCOGRAPHY

You Cannot Enter The Disco

Written, recorded and produced in summer of 2017, You Cannot Enter The Disco is an electronic dance album with a synth pop music feel. Following My Name is Claude’s signature existential approach to both life and music, the work is more complex than its form initially suggests.

“You Cannot Enter The Disco is an album about the feeling of “not fitting” in the world. It is also an invitation to not try to fit but instead to turn towards a community of people that are like you." – Claude Ferland Milewski

The album, which is digitally presented as an A and B side, as in traditional vinyl production, tells a non-linear story of a form of “enlightenment.” It opens with “Down the Road,” a song about a place where a so-called “lower” part of society goes to sadly dance together, and closes with “Give Me the Eyes,” about deep understanding of what lies beneath the real concept of being.

With compelling beats, upbeat synthesizer and clear, joyous vocals, You Cannot Enter The Disco invites you to the dance floor for a journey of self discovery and understanding.

MNIC has also especially woven together the tracks of each of the A- and B-Sides of You Cannot Enter The Disco, and these two mixes are available as bonus tracks on all Bandcamp album sales, and will be streaming on Soundcloud from the 19th.

Science of Doubt

"…a mélange of classical, baroque music and melancholic pop, which pulls one in a spell, in a vortex of dark desire." SEEANCE MAGAZIN

Science of Doubt is 14 track album by My Name Is Claude. This is the first physical release of Science of Doubt. 1000 copies have been made for this limited edition. The cd sleeve is printed on paper and stitched together, using low environmental impact products and techniques.

Science of Doubt is a non stop music flowing one song into the other, a journey into romanticism, existentialism and poetry. For this release My Name is Claude worked arrangements including piano, classic double bass, harp and analogue synths. Orchestral moments meet cold electronics and silence.

Original cover art designed by Sofia Madafi, styling by Mads Dinesen and photograph by Mali Lazell.

Can't Cheat EP

Can't Cheat is a live studio recording EP. Each track has been recorded in a single take, based on an improvisation with pre-prepared material. Strongly influenced by dub culture, its soft and rhythmic vocals deliver, together with wide airy sounds, a poetic point of view on different intimate feelings.

Camille voit la neige

Featuring Airport [Ghosts edit] which will only be available in this release, Camille voit la neige is a three track preview album by My Name Is Claude.

Recorded and mixed during Berlin's unforgiving winter and originally released in May at Berlin's .HBC in hand sewn covers showcasing the collaborative design of Mads Dinesen, Mali Lazell, C. Ferland and Sofia Madafi, Camille voit la neige CD is sold out but forever available as a digital download. Bandcamp link below.

Berlin Insane IV | Lovelovelove

Berlin Insane, a compilation series by Pale Music boss Steve Morell spanning genres electronic, rock, pop rock, EBM, punk, new wave, electro and synth-pop, and featuring Berlin mainstays such as T.Raumschmiere, Mount Sims, Peaches, Noblesse Oblige, Planningtorock and of course My Name is Claude as his former act, Lovelovelove.

Dream Boat Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

“Dream Boat was a dream project. As a musician, to enter the deep and touching universe of director Tristan Ferland Milewski was to enter a world of consummate inspiration. Through this album I have unified everything I have ever done; piano, orchestra, electronic and techno are present here. All I know and all I love could be explored and utilised in the making of this soundtrack, forming a bridge between my past work to the two new works that immediately follow: You Cannot Enter The Disco, and Can’t Cheat. The tracks are presented in chronological order as they occur in the film, allowing us to “see” the movie in our heads as we listen.” – My Name is Claude

Always Lost Somewhere

Always Lost Somewhere is a demo album featuring live and home studio tracks recorded at the germination stages of My Name is Claude.

Originally produced as merchandise for the very first concerts of My Name is Claude, it is now available exclusively as a digital download, providing a background and introduction to this etherial and thoughtful artist.